Design and Access Statement

12, Cliffe Lane HATHERSAGE S32 1DE

Second Planning Submission 17133_12 Cliffe Lane

12th January 2018

Extension at front to form ground floor bedroom Garage conversion to ground floor shower room Demolishing of carport and re-roofing of garage Rear extension to form garden room New terrace at rear Design and Access Statement

12 Cliffe Lane, Hathersage. Derbyshire. S32 1DE.

1.0 Context

The house is part of a non traditional development built in the late 20th century. The detached houses are built on a cul-de-sac layout with flat roof carports and garages to the front. The houses lie on sloping ground and the ground floor rooms are set well above the garden level. Consequently the rooms at the rear have no access to the garden.

2.0 Proposal

We have developed proposals for the new owners to update the house, to improve the connection of the living rooms to the garden and to add a ground floor bedroom and shower room to future proof the house.

The proposals include

- Alterations to windows
- Extension at front to form ground floor bedroom
- Garage conversion to ground floor shower room
- Demolition of the existing carport and reroofing of the garage
- Rear extension to form garden room (within Permitted Development)
- New terrace at rear (Permitted Development)

3.0 Design

We are proposing extensions to the front and rear. The extensions are subservient to the host building in line with supplementary planning policy. As the house is non traditional in design our approach has been to design the extensions in gritstone walling, uPVC or aluminium windows with a low pitched zinc roof to the rear extension, (Permitted Development), and a concrete tiled roof to the front extension to match with the existing.

The existing carport will be demolished to open up the front elevation and allow more light to the interior. As a result the garage roof will be insulated and re-roofed with a high performance roof membrane finished in light grey. This will provide an open and improved approach to the main entrance. 4.0 Feedback on revised scheme following refusal of previous scheme

A new scheme was designed and consulted with Mark Nuttall on the 23rd of November 2017.

The revised scheme includes changing the front extension roof, facing Cliffe Lane, to an interlocking concrete tile roof to match with the existing main roof. The timber carport canopy has been removed in line with feedback to enhance the front elevation.

The following comments were received by email:

- Given the property’s character maintaining a flat roof to the garage would conserve it’s appearance.
- Following the changes made since the first submission, an application would be likely to be supported, subject to the site retaining sufficient off road parking. NOTE: Four parking spaces have been provided to the front of the property, inline with the feedback above.

5.0 Access

Vehicle access has been improved by widening the drive. Four parking spaces have been provided as mentioned above.

Accessibility is improved by the provision of a large shower room and bedroom at the Ground floor.

We believe this scheme enhances the property for the client’s future use as well as responding to feedback from the planning authority.

Simon Gedye Architect RIBA 12th January 2018